rusticity

[ ruh-stis-i-tee ]

noun

, plural rus·tic·i·ties.

1. the state or quality of being rustic.
2. rural character or life.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rusticity¹

1525–35; < Middle French rusticite < Latin rūstic ( us ) rustic + Middle French -ite -ity

Example Sentences

The town, on the whole, had an air of rusticity and recluseness which might have delighted a romantic imagination.

From Project Gutenberg

There is a kind of rusticity in all those pompous verses; somewhat of a holiday shepherd strutting in his country buskins.

From Project Gutenberg

Like a certain sweet rusticity and charm of European rural life, they do not thrive readily under our skies.

From Project Gutenberg

Indeed, her costume was so out of keeping with the rusticity of her surroundings as to be quite extraordinary.

From Project Gutenberg

So far the lad's dress and accoutrements were in entire conformity to the primeval rusticity of his surroundings.

From Project Gutenberg